Bobby pin



C J. DARAS Dec. 13, 1949 BOBBY PIN Filed Sept. 4, 1948 MIR/s J. flakes INVENTOR. m My Patented Dec. 13, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOBBY PIN Chris J. Daras, Rosebank, N. Y. Application September 4, 1948, Serial Ne. 47,850

This invention relates to bobby pins and more particularly to the construction thereof.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a bobby pin which will cling to the hair and will not readily fall out of place and wherein sections of the hair look will be retained independently within a plurality of relieved portions of one of the legs of the pin and wherein at the end of the pin which is closed, a large section of the hair lock will be received and retained.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a bobby pin which has the capacity to receive and retain sections of a hair lock which has in the hair a pleasing appearance and facetlike formations extending along the one leg of the pm.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a bobby pin with a leg adapted to receive sections of a hair look to better retain the hair upon the bottom leg of the pin, which is of simple construction, easy to form, of pleasing appearance and efficient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the hobby pin embodying the features of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the bobby pm.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the bobby pin looking upon one side and upon the top thereof.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse sectional View taken on line 44 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows thereof.

Referring now to the figures, It represents a bottom leg portion which is connected by a closed end H to a top portion or top leg I2 especially formed to retain sections of the lock of hair and to give a pleasing appearance in the hair. These portions on the bobby pin are formed of spring metal and the legs are adapted to be separated from one another to receive the lock of hair and to retain the sections of the same in place and fixed upon the main body of the hair upon the head. The leg portion i is longer than the leg portion l2. The leg portion l2 has a turned up end l3 to facilitate the separation of the leg portions and the insertion of the hair into the pin.

The closed portion I l between the legs is open to provide a loop to receive a large section of the hair. On the top portion I'2 there is a bend l4 bringing a part of the top portion [2 into close 4 Claims. (01. 1 32-50) proximity with the bottom leg portion It). Beginning from this bend 4, the top portion is bent first in one direction and then in another throughout the extent of the top leg portion. The first bend is effected downwardly and to the left as indicated at l5, the second bend is effected upwardly and to the left as indicated at It. The next bend is upwardly and to the left as indicated at I! and the next bend thereafter is downwardly and to the left as indicated at !8. This bending is continued throughout the extent of the leg portion and is done always in the same direction, but with creases made at the bends. The result is pockets l9 disposed throughout the extent of the upper leg portion and adapted to receive sections of the hair look. The lowered points of the bent upper leg portion [2 will engage the upper surface of the lower leg portion It at spaced intervals as indicated at 2!. The upper leg portion is twisted throughout, except for the closed end loop ll part and for the elevated end part [3. This twisted formation of the upper leg portion gives to the bobby pin a facet-like appearance when colorful metal material is used.

The bobby pin is inserted into the hair in the same manner as with a standard bobby pin, but the parts I4 and 2| will separate the hair into sections so that each portion of the upper leg portion will confine separate sections of the lock of hair. By permitting the engagement of the points I4 and 2| with the lower leg portion Hi, there is little likelihood of the separation of the pin from the hair. Even with the outermost sections of the hair look severed from the pin, there would still be other sections of the hair lock contained within the pin and with points of the upper leg portion having metal to metal engagement with the upper face of the lower leg portion Ill.

The stock material is of flat strip and the upper leg portion is formed by effecting squared twists. The bends will give to the upper leg portion a facet-like appearance.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A bobby pin comprising a lower leg portion, a closed end portion, and a twisted upper leg portion having a plurality of bends throughout the extent thereof and points adapted to have metal to metal contact with the upper surface of the lower leg portion and spaces between the points receiving sections of the hair.

2. A bobby pin comprising a lower leg portion, a closed end portion, and a twisted upper leg portion having a plurality of bends throughout the extent thereof and points adapted to have metal to metal contact with the upper surface of the lower leg portion and spaces between the points receiving sections of the hair, the leg portions being formed of flat stripmaterial andthe twisted upper leg having its bends extending from one side of the strip to the other and at angles running along the leg portion and from one side;

edge of the leg portion to the other.

3. A bobby pin comprising a lower leg portion, a closed end portion, and a twisted upper leg portion having a plurality of bends throughout the extent thereof and points adapted to have'metal to metal contact with the upper surfacerof the lower leg portion and spaces between the points receiving sections of the hair, and the closed end portion being elevated to provide a loop for the reception of a large section of the hair.

4. A bobby pin comprising a lower leg portion, a closed end portion, and a twisted upper leg portion having a plurality of bends throughout the extent thereof and points adapted to have metal to metal contact with the upper surface of the lower leg portion and spaces between the points receiving sections of the hair, and the closed end portion being elevated to provide a loop for the reception of a large section of the hair, and the free end of the twisted upper leg portion being turned up to facilitate the insertion of hair into the spaces of the pin and to facilitate the separation of the leg portions of the pin as the pin is extended into the hair.

CHRIS J. DARAS.

No references cited. 

